Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Heol Y Castell, Ely, Cardiff, CF5 5LS
Estimated value
£176,000
- Since the 1999 sale (£54,500)+223%
- Against CF5 5LS's recent median (£182,000)-3%
Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£176,000
- Against its 1999 sale (£54,500)+223%
- Against CF5 5LS's recent median (£182,000)-3%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 16 Heol Y Castell is modelled from its 94 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF5 5LS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
94 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2014
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 1999
Recent sales in CF5 5LS
5 sales, median £182,000 (2025–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Heol Y Castell's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
Sales timeline
5 November 1999Most recent
£54,500
+36.4%over 4 years10 March 1995
£39,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CF5 5LS: £182,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CF5 5LS
2 Heol Y Castell, Ely, Cardiff, CF5 5LS
Sold Jul 2025
£180,00014 Heol Y Castell, Ely, Cardiff, CF5 5LS
Sold Nov 2024
£170,00022 Heol Y Castell, Ely, Cardiff, CF5 5LS
Sold Oct 2023
£182,00024 Heol Y Castell, Ely, Cardiff, CF5 5LS
Sold Sept 2023
£195,00042 Heol Y Castell, Ely, Cardiff, CF5 5LS
Sold May 2022
£185,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 16 Heol Y Castell
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Heol Y Castell is a mid-terrace house in Ely, Cardiff, Cardiff (CF5 5LS). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 sits 222.9% above the 1999 sale of £54,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 64.3% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
16 Heol Y Castell sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Nov 2024
Current Certificate
Nov 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 25 November 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Heol Y Castell, Ely, Cardiff, CF5 5LS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Heol Y Castell has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other Heol Y Castell homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 16 Heol Y Castell lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£580
Street avg £1,809
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cardiff district page.
Crime
426/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Heol-y-Gaer — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Heol-y-GaerBus stop72m
- Heol TrenewyddBus stop112m
- The Highfields InnBus stop172m
- Caerau RoadBus stop202m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,365 reports35%
- Anti-social Behaviour878 reports13%
- Public Order758 reports11%
- Shoplifting679 reports10%
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 16 Heol Y Castell is modelled from its 94 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CF5 5LS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 16 Heol Y Castell. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 16 Heol Y Castell was lodged in November 2014 at band E and expired in November 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 16 Heol Y Castell. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from CF5 5LS.
- Council tax band
- 16 Heol Y Castell is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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